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History · Hinkletown

15% of Hinkletown’s homes were built before 1940

Below: 6 old photos and papers from 1933 on.

0on the National Register
15%homes built before 1940
6old photos & papers
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From Hinkletown’s archive · credits on each photo
The story so far

Hinkletown, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hinkletown yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Hinkletown (Pennsylvania German: Hinkelschteddel) is an unincorporated community located in Earl Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. Hinkletown is located along U.S. Route 322.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Hinkletown, decade by decade

2 decades in the archive, from the 1930s to the 1940s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1930s–1940s6 items
EXAMPLE OF STONE END WITH SLIT VENTILATORS. ALSO NOTE THREE SQUARE VENTILATORS ON ROOF - Barn, U.S. Route 322 on Conest…1933EXAMPLE OF STONE END WITH SLIT VENTILATORS. ALSO NOTE…Deutsch school in a Mennonite church Pennsylvania 1942 (2)1942Deutsch school in a Mennonite church Pennsylvania 194…Deutsch school in a Mennonite church Pennsylvania 1942 (3)1942Deutsch school in a Mennonite church Pennsylvania 194…Deutsch school in a Mennonite church Pennsylvania 1942 (4)1942Deutsch school in a Mennonite church Pennsylvania 194…Deutsch school in a Mennonite church Pennsylvania 19421942Deutsch school in a Mennonite church Pennsylvania 1942Hinkletown Pennsylvania (vicinity) Mennonite church yard on Sunday morning1942Hinkletown Pennsylvania (vicinity) Mennonite church y…
1950s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

EXAMPLE OF STONE END WITH SLIT VENTILATORS. ALSO NOTE THREE SQUARE VENTILATORS ON ROOF - Barn, U.S. Route 322 on Conest…
Retake this viewEXAMPLE OF STONE END WITH SLIT VENTILATORS. ALSO NOTE THREE SQUARE VENTILATORS ON ROOF - Barn, U.S. Route 322 on Conest…, 1933

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Hinkletown’s page.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Hinkletown

Nobody well known was born in Hinkletown itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Floyd LandisAmerican road racing cyclist · b. 1975
John Wesley DavisAmerican politician · b. 1799
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Brenda StaufferField hockey player · b. 1961
Isaac Ellmaker HiesterAmerican politician · b. 1824
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Savannah GraybillSkeleton racer from the United States · b. 1988
J. Roland KinzerAmerican politician · b. 1874
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Finish Hinkletown’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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2 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewEXAMPLE OF STONE END WITH SLIT VENTILAT…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Earl Township1 historic placeA−Ephrata Township4 historic placesA−

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.